06.05.2025  •  News

The Clink Restaurant at HMP Styal to close after 10 years of serving award-winning food and rehabilitating women in prison

The Clink Charity regretfully announces that its restaurant at HMP Styal will close its doors on Thursday 31 July 2025. The Clink and HMP Styal have worked closely together for 10 years, offering training and employment opportunities to women at the prison, as well as providing a socially-conscious, award-winning experience to customers. Due to a number of factors including costs... View post

06.03.2025  •  News

Zoe’s story

“When I was young, I had a pretty normal upbringing with my sister Tia. Family holidays, presents at Christmas, that sort of thing. “After 13 years my parents divorced and my mum got together with someone else. He changed my mum’s life and got her addicted to heroin. “It wasn’t nice seeing my mum on drugs. I had to look... View post

28.01.2025  •  News

Introducing our new Chief Executive, Donna-Marie Edmonds

The Clink Charity is proud and excited to announce that Donna-Marie Edmonds will become its new Chief Executive at the beginning of April this year. Donna steps into the role taking over from Yvonne Thomas who, after more than three years leading The Clink, is retiring from executive responsibilities and moving into a new trustee role in the social justice... View post

01.11.2024  •  News

A message from Yvonne Thomas, our Chief Executive

A message to our friends and supporters from Yvonne Thomas, Chief Executive of The Clink Charity. I have had the honour of being the CEO of The Clink Charity since January 2022 and during that time I have been impressed and moved by how our students, graduates and colleagues work together to make rehabilitation a reality. We operate in an... View post

17.09.2024  •  Events

An evening of poetry at The Clink, Styal with John Lindley and Joy Winkler

Join us at The Clink Restaurant HMP Styal for a special evening of fine food and poetry on Thursday 7 November! Included in the ticket price is a delicious three-course meal cooked by our students and an arrival drink. All proceeds from the evening will go to The Clink Charity. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theclinkcharity/1383054 Joy Winkler and John Lindley first... View post

17.09.2024  •  Events

An evening with Sacha Lord at The Clink Styal

Come and join Parklife and The Warehouse Project co-founder, Sacha Lord at The Clink Restaurant, HMP Styal this October for an insightful talk and delicious three course dinner. Recounting the heady days of ‘Madchester’ and 24 hour party people, Sacha will recall anecdotes from his Sunday Times bestselling book ‘Tales from the Dancefloor’, and talk about his fascinating career, starting... View post

12.07.2024  •  Events

Clink at the Canalside

Join us on Wednesday 25th September to raise vital funds for our students and graduates at ‘Clink at the Canalside’. Enjoy a BBQ, prize draw, live auction and more on the evening courtesy of our hosts at Rotunda bar & restaurant in King’s Cross. Canapes, 2 cocktails or sparkling wine on arrival, two-course BBQ meal and 2 drinks to enjoy... View post

12.07.2024  •  News

Afternoon Tea returns to The Clink Brixton

The Clink Charity is proud to announce that its popular afternoon teas with a difference will return to The Clink Restaurant at HMP Brixton this summer. Visitors to The Clink at Brixton this summer will be treated to an incredibly special afternoon tea inside a working prison, prepared and served by our students. Starting from Friday 5 July and taking... View post

26.04.2024  •  News

The Clink Brixton receives two accolades

The Clink Restaurant at HMP Brixton has received two accolades from the People 1st International Hospitality Accreditation Scheme: Gold Accreditation and an AA Highly Commended College Rosette, the highest level of recognition it is possible to receive through the programme. The People 1st International Accreditation Scheme, which has been running since 2012, was created as way to identify the best... View post

08.03.2024  •  News

A story of hope at Clink Gardens, HMP Send

“I am an ex-offender, who resided at HMP Send. I first arrived there just over a year into my sentence, a shy and broken woman, with no confidence and minimal hope for the future. I did, however, have a real desire to make a meaningful change in my life and was adamant that I was not going to leave prison... View post

07.03.2024  •  News

International Women’s Day 2024 – meet Grace

To help recognise and celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, we gathered some contributions from the fantastic women at The Clink Charity. My name is Grace and I am a Resettlement Support Worker at The Clink Charity. My work starts within the confined walls of the prison environment, supporting individuals, often with complex needs, to rebuild their lives. When they are... View post

20.02.2024  •  News

Spring update from our Gardens

As the days become longer and the winter months begin to give way to the brighter days of spring, gardens everywhere are bouncing back to life. Steve Head, our Clink Gardens lead trainer, has given us an update on how the Clink Gardens are preparing for the new season at our locations in HMP High Down and HMP Send. New... View post

09.02.2024  •  News

The Clink Charity identifies first candidates for in-prison apprenticeships in partnership with HIT Training

The Clink Charity has identified the first students who will take part in its new apprenticeship programme, run in partnership with HIT Training. This will be the first time that apprenticeships have been delivered to serving prisoners. While many of these students have already been working in Clink training schemes and studying towards industry standard hospitality qualifications, the apprenticeship programme... View post